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Many consumers are not confident that they will be treated fairly by airlines
Gatwick hit by fresh air traffic control disruption delaying thousands
Operations at the airport resumed as normal on Friday (15 September) after thousands were stranded a day prior due to ATC staff shortages
EasyJet has teased details of next summer's flights
EasyJet puts summer 2024 peak flights on sale from 21 airports
EasyJet and easyJet holidays give indications of their intentions for summer 2024
Pakistan International Airlines faces another barrier to its UK return
Pakistan's flag carrier seeks cash injection amid UK return bid
Pakistan International Airlines seeks another bailout as it attempts to regain UK flights after three-year safety ban
Hundreds of Heathrow baggage handlers to walk out next month
Hundreds of Heathrow baggage handlers to walk out next month
Some 170 baggage carousel workers employed by Vanderlande Industries at Heathrow will strike in October
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Royal Caribbean expands flight charters out of Northern Ireland
Head of sales Ireland Jennifer Callister said the charters were made possible also thanks to the trade’s support
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Norse Atlantic to drop Gatwick–San Francisco in winter schedule shake-up
Norse Atlantic will axe its new San Francisco service after only a few months and move other US routes to summer-only
Tourists are adding to the UK coffers once again
Travel's contribution to UK plc to exceed pre-pandemic levels this year
WTTC forecasts the UK’s travel and tourism income will exceed 2019 figures this year, with employment almost at pre-pandemic levels
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Wizz Air ground handlers suspend strike action at Luton starting today
A walkout by GH London ground handlers, employed at Luton by Wizz, fixed for Wednesday (13 September) has been called off after last-ditch talks, but action starting 20 September will go ahead as planned ‘unless there is a breakthrough’
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Wizz Air to cut capacity by up to 10% due to engine issues
The budget carrier says it will seek compensation from US engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney
Heathrow expects passenger traffic to increase to 67.2m in 2023
Heathrow and Gatwick report traces of RAAC in buildings
Heathrow has told media it was taking “remedial steps” while Gatwick said it was constantly monitoring the presence of RAAC in its buildings
EasyJet holidays puts first-ever Cairo packages on sale
EasyJet holidays puts first-ever Cairo packages on sale
New Luton route to open up breaks to Egypt’s capital, the country’s iconic pyramids and the Great Sphinx, as well as the Nile
UK flight departures still down on pre-pandemic levels
CAA wins backing over Heathrow passenger charges
Competition regulator looks set to largely dismiss appeals from the airport and airlines
Jet2holidays’ new Express Transfers service goes live
Jet2holidays adds ‘idyllic’ Balearic destination for summer 2024
Holidays will operate from 16 May through to 5 October
Jet2's first flight from Bristol will take off for Lanzarote on 1 April 2021
Jet2 unveils major winter and summer expansion from Edinburgh
The airline and operator will offer new services from the Scotland hub to Rome, Malta, Chambery and Prague
Jet will launch flights to Skiathos next summer (Image: Nick Karvounis / Unsplash)
Jet2 pauses Skiathos programme following Storm Daniel floods
All flights and holidays due to depart for the flood-hit Greek island up to and on Tuesday 12 September have been cancelled
Tui to introduce British Sign Language interpretation
Tui to introduce British Sign Language interpretation
Tui claims to have become the first UK tour operator to offer the service to customers
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Jet2 counts £13 million cost of Rhodes wildfires and ATC meltdown
Nonetheless, the airline and operator has hailed ‘strong late booking momentum’ for September and a higher proportion of package holiday passengers this summer than last
Julia Lo Bue-Said: 'We’re refocusing on the future; the key things are our people and strategy'
ATC meltdown necessitates wholesale review of travel supply chain impact – Advantage chief
Julia Lo Bue-Said says proposed probe of bank holiday weekend air traffic control outage doesn’t go far enough, failing to recognise the knock-on impact on agents and tour operators
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Royal to offer extra charter flights from Glasgow and Belfast
Guests will be able to fly direct from Belfast City and Glasgow International to Barcelona or Bologna to join sailings
Jet will launch flights to Skiathos next summer (Image: Nick Karvounis / Unsplash)
Jet2 and Tui cancel flights to Skiathos amid torrential rain and flash floods
Hundreds of tourists are thought to be stranded on the Greek island due to the conditions
Agents have called for more “advance warning” about flight changes to give them time to rearrange trips
CAA threatens action as regulator launches own review into ATC meltdown
The failure caused hundreds of delayed and cancelled flights across August bank holiday Monday (28 August)
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The new name in South America agents need to know about
A renowned Argentinian winemaker now has a hotel and a seaplane company – it’s the ultimate way to see Argentina
Mask wearing will reportedly remain mandatory when queueing for or riding ski lifts, but not when using the slopes
EasyJet expands winter schedule with four new ski routes
New Geneva, Zurich, Grenoble and Salzburg links accompanied by additional easyJet holidays packages to the Swiss and Austrian Alps
Air Canada will take delivery of the aircraft between Q1 2024 and Q1 2027
Air Canada adds extra London and Manchester services for 2024
Carrier confirms extra summer services to Heathrow and Manchester, plus earlier start of seasonal Edinburgh schedule